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Group photo of university academics at opening of Window on Korea

The launch of Window on Korea at Western Bank Library

Western Bank Library welcomed staff from the National Library of Korea and the Korean Culture Centre to open the new Window on Korea space.
South Korean visit by SEAS 2023

Unification Policy Study Trip to Seoul - July 2023

This summer a group of 14 SEAS students joined Dr Sarah Son and Dr Gemma Ballard on a 12-day trip to Seoul, South Korea, focussed on the relationship between the two Koreas
Map of Korean DMZ

The Scouts to visit Korean DMZ

Our own Dr Mike Prentice talks about the Korean Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) on The Scouts website. The Scouts are to visit the Korean DMZ in 2023.

scouts.org.uk
The hand of China reaches here

The hand of China reaches here: how Beijing pushes Uyghurs to spy on each other overseas

Dr David Tobin shares his research that surveyed more than 120 Uyghurs living outside China.

| Financial Times
Cheon Myeong-kwan with a copy of The Whale

Dr Gemma Ballard reviews Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan

Our very own Dr Gemma Ballard reviews Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan, which is one of six novels to have been nominated for the International Booker Prize 2023

| The Conversation
Kim Jong-Un North Korean leader

Kim Jong-un is using this bizarre method in North Korea

Kim Jong-un is using this bizarre method in North Korea to ensure 'survival of the Kim family' - Dr Sarah Son, discusses the recent push by the North Korean government to promote the country on social media and how the videos may be misleading

| ohmymag.co.uk
Korean worker sat in office at computer

Dr Mike Prentice discusses exploring working life and culture in corporate South Korea

Dr Mike Prentice discusses exploring working life and culture in corporate South Korea and how these companies exist within a traditional framework of organisational cultures of 'distinction' and hierarchies in the country
Photography

SEAS Photo Competition 2023

Can you capture East Asian Culture in a photograph you've taken? With three prizes up for grabs, you won't want to miss out!